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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: CLAYTON FERCHO <2017jaxklee@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info@clayfercho.com
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 09:31:43 -0500
Subject: WTS

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Retina 13" Core i5 2.6Ghz 8GB 256GBSSD (Mid 2014) . Charger included QTY100
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PRICE $230eaHP EliteBook 840 G7 i7-10610U 16GB RAM 512GBSSD Windows 11 Pro
TOUCH ScreenQuantity25USD 110 EACHApple MacBook A1708 i5-7360U 16GB Ram
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A Refurb Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga i7-10510U 13.3" 1080P 16G 256G512G with
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Core i5 2.5 13" 2012 model A1278Part number MD101LL/A Specs INTEL CORE
I5-3210M 2.5ghz 4GB 500GB DVDRWWith charger and US Keyboard.QTY 300PRICE:
$30 EA.Best regards;Jim MurphyCLAYTON FERCHO40569 WESTLINE RDLOON LAKE,WA
99148-9796info@clayfercho.com
<info@clayfercho.com>http://www.clayfercho.com
<http://www.clayfercho.com>+1 206 603 3859 or +1 509 206-8367Cisco |
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